Researchers Develop Promising Method for Collecting Facial Expression Data Through Gamification

:::info Authors: (1) Krist Shingjergji, Educational Sciences, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands (krist.shingjergji@ou.nl); (2) Deniz Iren, Center for Actionable Research, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands (deniz.iren@ou.nl); (3) Felix Bottger, Center for Actionable Research, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands; (4) Corrie Urlings, Educational Sciences, Open University of … Read more

Building Smarter Code: How LLMs Bring Context-Aware Intelligence to IDEs

For years, developers have dreamed of having a coding buddy who would understand their projects well enough to automatically create intelligent code, not just pieces of it. We’ve all struggled with the inconsistent naming of variables across files, trying to recall exactly what function signature was defined months ago, and wasted valuable hours manually stitching … Read more

Gamified Facial Recognition Could Teach Machines to Read Your Emotions More Accurately

:::info Authors: (1) Krist Shingjergji, Educational Sciences, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands (krist.shingjergji@ou.nl); (2) Deniz Iren, Center for Actionable Research, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands (deniz.iren@ou.nl); (3) Felix Bottger, Center for Actionable Research, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands; (4) Corrie Urlings, Educational Sciences, Open University of … Read more

Donkey Kong Country Returns is a little easier on the Switch — but still hard as hell

Image: Nintendo For a game about collecting bananas and throwing barrels, Donkey Kong Country Returns is surprisingly inventive. The game, which originally launched on the Wii in 2010, takes the classic SNES side-scroller and steadily infuses it with new ideas, creating an experience that’s at times both tense and thrilling. You’ll do everything from fly … Read more

The TikTok ban, and what comes next

Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge Goodbye to our personal Chinese spies. With five days left until the date by which TikTok is to be either sold or banned in the United States, millions of users are reckoning with what happens when one of the internet’s most important media platforms just up and disappears. (Or, … Read more

Researchers Think Playing a Game Could Help AI Better Understand Human Emotions

:::info Authors: (1) Krist Shingjergji, Educational Sciences, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands (krist.shingjergji@ou.nl); (2) Deniz Iren, Center for Actionable Research, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands (deniz.iren@ou.nl); (3) Felix Bottger, Center for Actionable Research, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands; (4) Corrie Urlings, Educational Sciences, Open University of … Read more

Selling Niche Tech Products with the Perfect Sales Team—Part 1: Hiring

Yoo gals and boys! Sales. Sales is what brings us together today. More specifically, the sales of Niche Tech Products. So, if you’re launching the next big BioTech breakthrough to turn butterflies into helicopters, or you’ve cooked up a FoodTech solution that transforms flies into fish food—congrats, my friend (or my gal). You’re about this … Read more

Can This Gamified App Train AI to Understand Emotions Like Humans Do?

:::info Authors: (1) Krist Shingjergji, Educational Sciences, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands (krist.shingjergji@ou.nl); (2) Deniz Iren, Center for Actionable Research, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands (deniz.iren@ou.nl); (3) Felix Bottger, Center for Actionable Research, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, The Netherlands; (4) Corrie Urlings, Educational Sciences, Open University of … Read more